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Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon (German pronunciation: [ˈʔalbʁɛçt fɔn ʁoːn]; 30 April 1803 – 23 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and statesman.
Apr 30, 2024 · Albrecht Theodor Emil, count von Roon was a Prussian army officer who, with Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and General Helmuth von Moltke, brought the German Empire into being and made Germany the leading power on the continent of Europe.
Albrecht Theodor Emil von Roon, ab 1871 Graf von Roon, war ein preußischer Generalfeldmarschall. Als Kriegsminister hatte er wesentlichen Anteil am Erfolg Preußens in den Deutschen Einigungskriegen. Er gehört zu den bedeutendsten Heeresreformern seiner Zeit.
Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Prussia's government during the key decade of the 1860s, when a series of successful wars against Denmark, Austria, and France led to German ...
This article challenges the myth that Albrecht von Roon abolished the Landwehr, a citizen's militia, and strengthened the regular army in Prussia. It argues that the Landwehr was not a separate institution but an extension of the regular army and that the reforms increased the annual recruitment rather than the efficiency of the army.
With the assistance of Albrecht von Roon as war minister and Hellmuth von Moltke as chief of the general staff, the king now brought forward a scheme for army reform.
Albrecht Theodor Emil Roon, Graf von (äl´brĕkht tā´ōdôr ā´mēl gräf fən rōn), 1803–79, Prussian field marshal. A military reformer, he insistently pleaded for the reorganization of the army.
